San Jose and Buffalo finish the first period scoreless, with the Sabres holding a 16-12 edge in shots.
San Jose and Buffalo are scoreless after the first period, though the Sabres lead 16-12 in shots. Buffalo has pushed more pucks on net, while the Sharks have brought more physicality with a 14-5 advantage in hits. Macklin Celebrini leads San Jose with four shots (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, plus-minus 0, 0 hits, 0 power-play goals); Buffalo’s Beck Malenstyn has three shots (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, plus-minus 0, 1 hit, 0 power-play goals). Yaroslav Askarov stopped all 16 shots for San Jose and Colten Ellis stopped all 12 for Buffalo, both posting a 1.000 save percentage.
Key Performers
Macklin Celebrini (San Jose): 4 SOG, 0G, 0A, 0P, +0, 0 hits, 0 PPG Yaroslav Askarov (San Jose): 16 saves on 16 shots, 1.000 SV%